PedsAtHeart

PedsAtHeart LPN

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  1. What is the funniest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    That is like one of the funniest things I have heard all day!!!! Love
  2. Starting new threads or resurrecting old ones

    Sometimes old threads with new comments come in very helpful. Might not have read them at the time, but then when I realize how old the thread actually is I feel quite silly responding to it......
  3. What is the funniest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    Can't wait to hear the responses
  4. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Or double up on the
  5. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    Oh my... when I worked in Ped's clinic, I had 3 exam rooms and I kept a box of kleenex in each room. We would go through soooo many of them because people would just TAKE them! stick them in the...
  6. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    True true... but it seems like there are crazy things happening to the same people over and over and over.... it is still pretty funny to hear some of them though... Like "I cant come to work today, I...
  7. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    Oh, BTW, my comment was a general one, all parents seem to say those things, I wasnt trying to say that only "medicaid" families say such things... Also, we always had free bottles of tylenol and...
  8. Fed up with Stupid Parents

    OP, I worked in a pediatric office for about 4 years and I know exactly how you feel! Its not that anyone is trying to judge someone for being on medicaid, but honestly, if you work day to day in this...
  9. What scrubs do you like best?

    I wear Cherokee Workwear. Love them. Im short and on the rounder side, especially up top if ya know what I mean, and a lot of these new brands that are all really cute just do not fit me right at...
  10. Hepatitis B Vaccine Safe?

    I couldnt agree with you
  11. how old were you when you decided to become a nurse?

    I started working in LTC as an aide when I was a senior in high school, so 17... at 18 I got pregnant... decided I needed something better to do with my life, had my daughter at 19, started LPN school...
  12. "Did you just take a picture of me?"

    Yeah you can go under options and turn the flash off, but I wouldnt do it anyway because it makes the pics turn out
  13. "Did you just take a picture of me?"

    I have a blackberry, and unless i manually turn it off, the camera always flashes when I take a pic. It also has a full Qwerty keyboard so it is much easier for me to hold it with both hand and type...
  14. Inhumane Treatments

    Oh my... that is
  15. manual BP's?

    AND when they get an error, they just automatically reinflate, even more than the first time.... In school we were taught to wait 2 minutes before reinflating the cuff, or change arms.... yep... dont...
  16. manual BP's?

    Agree with
  17. "Not a good fit" - or what?!

    I would say something to the effect of "advancing
  18. Vent: Clinics that don't stock supplies

    I never understand why places of employment (in the medical field of course) do not stock the required tests and immunizations so that they can be done there, free of charge to the employees. Every...
  19. Who's right: the RN or the LPN?

    In a way I disagree with this. Maybe the RN is a little outdated on the info he/she has regarding this particular subject. Maybe they need to just be updated on the current
  20. Who's right: the RN or the LPN?

    No you DO NOT have to restart the series. Get your 2nd one now, then in 8 weeks you can get your 3rd. And FYI... just because someone has RN after their name does not mean they know more than someone...
  21. Vent: Clinics that don't stock supplies

    Well... **** happens... is all I can say... sometimes you run out of things... I do all the inventory and ordering for my dept and I try my best to keep everything in stock, sometime things are on...
  22. Colds and ATB

    and if i remember correctly, the abbreviation for antibiotic is abx... just for future
  23. Colds and ATB

    Exactly what Eymie said... the common cold is caused by a virus, usually rhinovirus, which the body should be able to combat itself. Most viruses are eventually fought off by the body, but in certain...
  24. How does one write up LVN ?

    Depending on where you work... just because you have the title of RN doesnt mean that you are in charge of and can order around the LVN. I agree with what most of the commenters here have said. The...
  25. And I totally agree with that... it is up to us to make changes or nothing will ever change... but what can one do? go grab the cart and inform the people that they should be buying healthy food and...